The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-01-13
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The Republicans Of New York and Mt.
Blaine Cutting One AnOther's ThroatS.


The Republicans Of New York and Mr..
Blaine Cutting One AnOther's Threats.
A recent interview with Senator Mil
Ter has stirred up hornets nest in the
Republican ranks. and in the judgment
of many of the Herkimer statesman's
friends he has seriously impaired his
chances for a reelection. In the inter-
view in question Mr.. Miller took oc-
casion TO defend his mistakes as
party leader. He declared that he was
not responsible for the Republican re-
verses in this State since his elevation
to the Senate five years ago. His adj
vice had been disregarded. He charged
the defeat of Mr.. Blaine in 1884 to the
National Republican Committee. 1t
refused to accept the advice Of the
State Committee last year, which, he
saws, was controlled by his friends, and
took the counsel of Thomas c. Platt.
The interview has brought forth
good deal of vigorous denunciation
from the members of the National Com
mittee, in particular from Il. F. Jones,
of Pittsburgh, the chairman Of the COM
mittee, and from Stephen b. Elkins.
who was the committees executive Of
ficer. MIR. EIkins, in conversation with
a friend, said: Warner Miller is the
last man to impute the defeat of Blaine
to the National Committee, and you
may put it down for a fact that the in
Huence of that committee will be used
against Miller in the coming Senatorial
contest. We have direct proof that
previous to the National convention OF
1884 Miller worked secretly to prevent
Blaine's nomination, with the idea of
bringing himself forward as compro-
mise candidate. Then, after Blaine was
nominated, Miller and his friends made
no special effort to carry New York.
The organization of the State Com
mittee here was the most serious prob
lem that confronted Mr.. Blaine :
friends Immediately after the Chicago
convention. The National Committee
and the New York State Committee
were called together on the same day
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. In the
State Committee there were three fac
tons about equal in strength-the half
breeds, who were controlled by Miller
and his friends, and the Arthur and the
Platt stalwarts. The Platt men had
earnestly supported Blaine's nOmina-
ton, and they were unqualified in favor
of his election. The Arthur men were
disgruntled and sore. Mr.. Miller in
duced his half-breed friends to place
the organization of the State Commit
tee in the hands of men who had been
bitterly opposed to Blaine's nomina-
ton. We thought then that Miller
action was prompted by his opposition
TO ex-senator Platt.
1.-The Utica convention of 1884 was
largely against General Arthur and
could have been controlled for Blaine
by any sort of skillful management.
Mr.. Miller refused to consult with the
leaders of the Republican party there,
and so dallied with his negotiations
with the Edmunds men that he was
beaten. The National Committee took
the ground that its duty was to consult
with all leading Republicans. Platt,
Cornell, and other men of their follow
ing were constantly in consultation
with Mr.. Jones and his committee.
Miller demanded that the committee
take no advice but his. They did not
regard that as a wise policy and Miller
sulked in his tent. Chairman Jones
has a right to feel indignant when
charged with infidelity by a man in
Bliller's position. No man ever worked
harder or more faithfully in any cause
than Jones did for Blaine. He worked
like hero, and if he had received the
vast cooperation of all Mr.. Blaine's
supposed friends in New York Blaine
would have been elected in spite of
Burehard."
Mr.. Elkins and other prominent Re
publicans allege that Miller schemed
in an undetermined way for the nomi-
nation at Chicago and was deeply
mortified at the miscarriage of his
plans. His recent attack on the Ma
tional Committee is said to have been
actuated by the direct refusal of the
committee to help him in his Sena-
fOtial cOntaSt Cbica1o Ee7cS